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Hixon Hill

Hixon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hixon Hill rises to 70 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036596, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
70 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.14121, -71.16394

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Paul Revere Heritage Site: 1.2 mi
  • Sharon Historic District: 1.4 mi
  • 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Farnham-Connolly State Park: 1.8 mi
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
  • Deborah Sampson: 1.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 2.2 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.4 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 4.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Federick H. Pye Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Robert J. Buckley Square: 2.1 mi
  • Martin G. Cohenno Sr. Square: 2.4 mi
  • George F. Evens Memorial: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 5.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.6 mi
  • 2: 8.0 mi
  • 1: 8.0 mi
Gardens
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
  • South Beach: 7.4 mi
  • North Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 5.5 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 11.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 5.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Hixon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE 28°193 m5.5 mi
Moose HillWSW 245°163 m2.8 mi
Chickatawbut HillNE 43°156 m7.7 mi
Hancock HillNNE 33°155 m6.4 mi
Buck HillNE 42°151 m6.8 mi
Fenno PeakNE 44°151 m7.7 mi
Nahanton HillNE 44°145 m8.0 mi
Hemenway HillNNE 32°140 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 606290 — Hixon Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358268715

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